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Pianpian Cao

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2013Rising activity
Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsSmoking Behavior and CessationDelphi Technique in Research

Publications

57

Citations

1,962

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
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Pianpian Cao's research uses computer simulation and statistical modeling to study lung cancer risk, screening, and smoking-related mortality across different populations, including in the US, Argentina, and France. This work aims to help design better lung cancer screening guidelines by comparing the benefits and harms of different eligibility criteria and screening intervals. The research also examines smoking trends and disparities by race, education, and birth cohort, and looks at cost-effectiveness of cancer treatments.

Lung cancer screening policy modelingMicrosimulation and computational disease modelingSmoking behavior, trends, and disparitiesCancer epidemiology and incidence trendsHealth economics and cost-effectiveness analysis

Publication output has been relatively steady over the past decade with some year-to-year fluctuation, showing a notable peak in 2023 and continued strong activity into 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 10 publications10232024: 4 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology×9
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute×6
  • Annals of Internal Medicine×5
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine×5
  • Lung Cancer×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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